Good Old Boys
by Randy Newman
Surprisingly wonderful, I liked it right from the start! Previously, I’d only heard the short people song and Toy Story songs. He’s jazzy, but also something else I can’t put my finger on. Definitely irreverent and I’m pretty sure she said the n word… definitely have mixed feelings about the lyrics but the musicality is very catchy. From what I read online, he writes satire and some of his songs are written from different character perspectives — what we call in reading an “unreliable narrator” which would explain the slurs about Jews and black people. It’s giving Tom Waits vibes.